A woman is dead following a “tragic chain of events” that began with a bomb threat against Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene at her Rome home, police said.

  • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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    5 days ago

    2)…wanna bet the cop was driving at a high rate of speed, in a vehicle without lights and sirens?

    I wouldn’t bet against it but I’ve had the same thing happen. Buddy was driving and it was a bright sunny summer afternoon. We were doing all of 30MPH and an old lady pulled out onto the road maybe 20’ in front of us. The Samurai we were in was totaled and so was her Buick. She didn’t die but she did spend a couple of days in hospital. I bounced my head off the windshield so hard I was knocked out and I bent the passenger door out a good 4" with my right arm / elbow. My buddy was also knocked out from banging his head off the windshield even with his seatbelt on. That can happen when your vehicle is suddenly gets 18" shorter.

    I’m not defending the cop but sometimes drivers just do dumb shit, especially older ones.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Sure. Stuff happens.

      But given the urgency in the cop… I have to assume he was rather more than somewhat at fault.